Small grocery, Toyota Center concession fail food inspections in Tri-Cities

The Benton Franklin Health District gave two failing grades in safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Oct. 4-10.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 32 inspections, with 14 of those earning perfect scores.

In the district’s routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive at least 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those.

To pass follow-up inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and fewer than 10 repeat red points for previous issues.

Scores of 85 or more red points result in establishments remaining on probation until they pass two follow-up inspections, the first one within 72 hours.

Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as not keeping hot food hot enough or cold food cold enough, inadequate handwashing or bare-hand contact with foods.

Blue violations are low risk factors related to the cleanliness and physical condition of an establishment.

No notice is given before the inspections.

Businesses may have separate inspections of business lines with different health safety risks, such as grocery sales and a deli that prepares food.

Inspection results are posted online, so residents can look up the status and the details of any violations of individual restaurants or check other businesses.

Go to bit.ly/BFHDinspections. Click on the business name and then on the date of the inspection on the right half of the next page. Look for the “Violations” tab.

For questions or complaints about food safety in Benton or Franklin counties, email contactusfoodsafety@BFHD.WA.GOV.

To participate in the health district’s food safety topics survey, go to bit.ly/BFHDfoodsafetysurvey.

Failed inspections

McCorkle’s Market, 14601 N. Rothrock Road, Prosser, Follow-up Oct. 7 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper hot holding (<130°F — sweet and sour chicken and sausages in hot holding case not hot enough and were discarded).

Toyota Center/Stand M/Chapala Express, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 4 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; improper hot holding (<130°F — refried beans, red salsa and cooked vegetables in hot hold line were not hot enough); improper cold holding (>45°F — table salsa too warm).

Passed inspections

Aliona’s Euro-Bake, 4525 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Oct. 7 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary School, 5706 N. Road 60, Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Blackthorne Neighbourhood Pub, 201 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Canyon View Elementary School, 1229 W. 22nd Ave Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Cascade Elementary School, 505 S. Highland Drive, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Chiawana Athletic Booster Club, 8125 W Argent Road, Pasco, Routine Oct. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Chiawana High School, 8125 W. Argent Road, Pasco, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Chiawana-Hawk’s Nest Student Store, 8125 W. Argent Road, Pasco, Routine Oct. 7 (10 Red, 3 Blue)

El Guero Tacos Garcia (Mobile), 6411 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Oct. 7 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Grace & Gather Coffee Co., 314 N. Underwood St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 8 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Headstart, 1300 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

James McGee Elementary School, 4601 N. Horizon Drive, Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

John Mcloughlin Middle School, 2803 Road 88, Pasco, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

J’s Asian Flaming Grill, 2632 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Maya Angelou Elementary School, 6001 Road 84, Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

New Horizons High School, 2020 W. Argent Road, Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Orchard Elementary School, 1600 Gala Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Panda Express, 2885 Duportail St., Richland, Follow-up Oct. 9 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Park Middle School, 1011 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Picante Mexican Taqueria, 20 S. Auburn St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

The Pizza Box 509, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Prosser Food Mart, 1303 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 17 Blue)

Red Lobster, 1120 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 10 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Red Robin, 1021 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 10 (5 Red, 10 Blue)

Round Table Pizza, 3201 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Ruth Livingston Elementary School, 2515 Road 84, Pasco, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Three Rivers Elementary, 3901 Road 84, Pasco, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Toyota Center/stand J/Taco City, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 4 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Twigs Bistro And Martini Bar, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 4 (15 Red, 5 Blue)

Villa’s Catering, 212 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue) (Limited service 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Whitstran Elementary School, 102101 W. Foisy Road, Prosser, Routine Oct. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)